Personal Experience From Shuanghe Labour Camp Practitioners

Heilongjiang Province

A practitioner shares his personal experience of persecution in the Shuanghe Labour Camp:

On November 6, 1999, I stepped forward for Falun Dafa and clarify the truth to the people […]. On December 8, 1999, I was sentenced to one year of forced labour at the Shuanghe Labour Camp in Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province, where I suffered persecution so intense and inhuman that it is difficult to comprehend:

1. Inhuman torture such as hanging, handcuffed with my hands behind my back, force-feeding and standing straight for long periods of time were among the many torture methods utilized. One time a fellow practitioner and I were sent to a very small cell because we practiced the exercises. This cell was only about five feet long and three feet wide. There were no windows and only one door. There was neither sunlight nor ventilation, and it was extremely cold. There were iron rings on the ground to which the policemen had handcuffed me, making it impossible for me to stand up or squat. I was forced to remain in a bent-over position where I could not turn or move without incurring severe pain. At the same time, there were several fellow practitioners who were beaten with electric batons.
2. In January 2000, we were sent to a pesticide factory to work extremely long and extended hours, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. We appealed and raised this issue to higher authorities, exposing the evil and inhumane persecution, but the problem was never resolved. Under such severe circumstances, there was nothing we could do except perform the exercises, and initiate a hunger and work strike. These actions resulted in more torture such electric shock and being hung up.
3. We were fed twice everyday, but each meal was only a small piece of bun and a small piece of a pickle. We were forced to relieve ourselves in the cell and forbidden to sleep.
4. Those Falun Dafa practitioners who refused to cooperate with the evil authorities were subjected to the cruellest persecution. Standing for a long time punished those who participated in a work strike. Practitioners who participated in hunger strikes were force fed, using thin plastic tubes inserted through their nose or a funnel. When Falun Dafa practitioners refused to succumb to these atrocities, the authorities ordered the criminal prisoners to beat the practitioners. These criminals would hold us down on the ground and pry our mouths open with chopsticks. One practitioner's teeth were broken from this cruel punishment. The labour camp added time to the prison terms of Falun Dafa practitioners who went on hunger strikes or practiced the exercises. For practitioners whose terms were complete, the police would on a whim extend their terms without any reason. Practitioners who went on a hunger strike were forced to continue working normal shifts. In spite of their weakened condition, even those who had been without food for over twenty days were forced to work in order to earn more money for the labour camp.

Source:
http://www.clearwisdom.net/emh/articles/2002/2/24/19199.html
Chinese version available at:
http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2002/2/14/24922.html